1M.Sc. Research Scholar, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 (India)
2Principal Agricultural Economist, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 (India)
3Junior Research Fellow Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 (India)
4Senior Agricultural Economist, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 (India)
Department of Economics and Sociology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004 (Punjab)
*Corresponding Author's Email: rohitsaini-aes@pau.edu
Online published on 27 May, 2022.
The present study analyzed the income and expenditure pattern of agricultural labourers in South-Western Punjab. A sample of 60 households were selected from the region and primary data were collected by personal interview. The average agricultural labour household earned Rs.1,01,409/- and their expenditure was estimated at Rs. 1,20,046/- annum. Their annual expenditure was higher than income. The farmers preferred employing agricultural labourers as casual workers instead of permanent workers depicting casualization of labour engagement in agriculture. The economic surplus came-out to be negative. MGNERGA, health schemes for these households are required to provide immediate relief under such existing situation.
Agriculture, Labourer, Economics Surplus, Employment, Income, Indebtedness
